The bustling center’s developer had to hold the property a little longer than expected, but a complex deal with a tangential connection to a certain presidential hopeful finally came through.
West Broad Village
West Broad Village attracts a suitor
Almost 1 million square feet of the popular Short Pump area mixed-use development might soon have a new owner.
Aloft Hotel squabble lands in federal court
Midlothian-based Community Bankers Bank has sued two North Carolina hotel developers over a loan on the Aloft Hotel at West Broad Village.
West Broad Village gets in a little hot water
A dispute over a water agreement at the area’s biggest mixed-use development has spilled over into the courts.
Three’s a coup
All Fired Up, a paint-your-own-ceramics studio, is opening its third location.
Beer and candy coming to West Broad Village
Old Brick Road, West Broad Village’s “Main Street,” continues to come to life with new tenants. Following the opening of The French Boutique last week, a new restaurant and candy store are on the horizon.
Children’s Museum is growing up
On Monday the Children’s Museum of Richmond unveiled a rendering of its new outpost at Short Pump, which is scheduled to open in June.
Aloft Hotel Opens at West Broad Village
The 135-room Aloft Hotel at West Broad Village in Short Pump is finally open, after a recent dispute with developers.
Retail vacancy continues to rise
Vacancy for retail space in Richmond rose to almost 7 percent at the end of the second quarter. And that could mean banks might soon start taking back some retail properties if tenants don’t start signing leases soon. Meanwhile tenants who do sign leases are getting bigger discounts than six months ago.
New Richmond university set to open in fall
South University, a private institution with six campuses across the southeast United States, is opening a Short Pump location, hopefully by October.